US EditionEx-NOAA chief: Trump firings put lives, jobs, and science in jeopardy
- NOAA has lost more than 1,200 of its 12,000 employees, which has significantly impacted its ability to manage fisheries and conduct stock assessments for commercial fishing seasons, critical for a $320 billion industry that supports over two million jobs.
- Rick Spinrad, the former director of NOAA, expressed concerns about the agency's capacity during hurricane season, stating that maintaining satellites and radars is becoming increasingly difficult without an adequate workforce.
- Spinrad emphasized that curtailing NOAA's climate work would undermine US interests and hinder contributions to understanding climate change impacts, negatively affecting future workforce development.
- The former NOAA chief criticized the lack of strategic prioritization in recent budget cuts, noting that no geographic priority has been provided.
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Trump’s Dismissals Put People and Science at Risk, Says Former Head of Climate Agency
As the Trump administration prepares for its next wave of federal cuts, the former head of a key U.S. climate agency spoke with the AFP about the role of that office in public safety, scientific research and protection of the U.S. economy. Rick Spinrad, an oceanographer who has become a government official, finished his career as director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the administration of Joe Biden. QUESTIO…
Now It's The Scientist Who Must Evolve — Or Go The Way Of The Dodo
Scientific institutions are in full scramble. No amount of diplomacy or charity can interpret the modern moment as anything other than an attempt at destroying the foundations of the modern scientific machine. In particular, layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (some of which were reversed, perhaps temporarily, this week) are the ones likely to have the largest immediate impact. We may no longer be able to rely on science-ba…
n Trump’s war on NOAA, the losers will be Americans and the economy
Last month, close to 1,000 National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration workers, including weather forecasters, were fired. The Trump administration has now told agency leaders to fire another 1,000 people. Along with 300 resignations to date this will approach 20% of…
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